Stop being glamorous
They've gotten beyond women's headscarves and raincoats. Now they're after men with necklaces, shorts, and mullets.BTW, guess who most of the "special forces" ("moral police") are. Hint: think Basiji (it's a jobs program for the unemployed).
Necklace ban for men as Tehran's 'moral police' enforce dress code
Iranian men have been banned from wearing necklaces in the latest crackdown by the Islamic regime on "un-Islamic" clothing and haircuts.
Thousands of special forces have been deployed in Tehran's streets, participating in the regime's "moral security plan" in which loose-fitting headscarves, tight overcoats and shortened trousers that expose skin will not be tolerated for women, while men are warned against glamorous hairstyles and wearing a necklace.
The new plan comes shortly after the Iranian parliament proposed a bill to criminalise dog ownership, on the grounds that it "poses a cultural problem, a blind imitation of the vulgar culture of the west".
The Iran state news agency said the trend was aimed at combating "the western cultural invasion" with help from more than 70,000 trained forces, known as "moral police", who are sent out to the streets in the capital and other cities…
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Labels: civil society, Iran, policy
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:36 AM
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Thanks for posting this article! This is the kind of thing that gets students' attention and can help ease occasional classroom boredom.
Thanks for posting this article. It's the kind of thing that gets students' attention and helps break up occasional classroom boredom.
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